Hughes announces international service on horizon from Trenton-Mercer Airport

An animal painted on the tail of a Frontier Airlines aircraft parked at the gate appears to look into the control tower at Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing, N.J. Monday April 8, 2013. (21st Century Media/Jackie Schear)

TRENTON — Following news just a day ago that Frontier Airlines will add service from Trenton-Mercer Airport to West Palm Beach, Florida, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced additional news today that Frontier Airlines has applied for a new route to Nassau, Bahamas.

“This is more exciting news for the Mercer County region in that for the first time in the history of Trenton-Mercer Airport, a commercial carrier could offer international service with direct flights to an island resort,” said Hughes.

Pending approval from the Bahamian government, which is expected any day, Frontier will launch service between Trenton-Mercer Airport and Nassau in mid-November, Frontier officials have stated.

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Service to West Palm Beach begins Nov. 21, at an introductory fare as low as $59 each way for travel through March 1, 2015, if booked on FlyFrontier.com before 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 9.

In winter 2015, the airline will seasonally adjust its schedule to focus more north-to-south — emphasizing Florida and adding more frequent services to Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Charlotte, N.C., Frontier officials indicate. Flights to Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Cleveland will be suspended between January and April, and will likely resume in May, according to Frontier, while service to Orlando will be increased to two flights daily. Increased flight frequency to other already established Florida destinations is also in the works.

Frontier is the only airline providing scheduled service out of Trenton-Mercer Airport, the gateway to New Jersey’s state capital, all of central New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania, including metro Philadelphia. In addition to West Palm Beach, Frontier currently offers non-stop service from Trenton-Mercer Airport to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham, St. Augustine, St. Louis and Tampa.

Conveniently located near Exit 2 on I-95, Trenton-Mercer Airport avoids the hassles, delays and lines often found at other Northeast airports. For more information or to purchase a Frontier flight, visit FlyFrontier.com.